In October 2008, Rymachine and I took an incredible trip through the creamiest bit of New England, winding through hill and glade, witness to an explosion of peak fall color all the while. The end of our trek was Dartmoth College, the most rustic and natural of the Ivies, and the Dodecaphonics 20th Anniversary Concert that we'd been invited to record. We had a wonderful time at Dartmoth, but tragically one of our tapes was lost in the process of packing our gear to leave, a horrible embarrassment which led to weeks of procrastination. Weeks turned to months, and procrastination turned into resignation ultimately resulting in the Sopranos-like hiatus of Acappella U as a whole. Finally, after receiving a particularly heartbreaking letter from a student, we decided we couldn't let Acappella U end on such a sad, despondent note. Episode 4 is a compilation of the footage we DO have from our fantastic Dartmoth experience, and though it's certainly not as dynamic a piece as it might have been with the lost tape, it's far better than the big pile of nothing Alli and all of her wonderful Dodecas have had this last 13 months. Thanks so much to Allie Miller and the rest of the group - you were so terrific during our visit, words can't express our shame over the time it took to produce this. If you can ever forgive us, we would love to be your guests again.

Acappella U HD goes to visit the U of Rochester Midnight Ramblers

Selections from our coverage of this year's ICCA Championships in NYC. “Turn The Beat Around” (Gloria Estefan/FSU All Night Yahtzee) “Whipping Post” (The Allman Brothers Band/NYU N’Harmonics)

A couple of selections from the University of Pennsylvania's Off the Beat spring concert, April 5th, 2008.